The Wyoming Highway Patrol says traffic fatalities in the state have decreased this year. Sgt. Steve Townsend tells KGWN-TV that 120 people died in traffic accidents in Wyoming last year. There have been only 67 traffic deaths as of Sept. …
More than half of the people killed so far this year in traffic accidents on Alabama highways were not wearing seatbelts when they were available. The state Department of Public Safety reports 367 traffic deaths through September. The department says …
Nebraska officials have kicked off their annual seatbelt campaign to promote roadway safety. The “Click It or Ticket” campaign began on Monday and will run through June 2. Nebraska recorded 212 roadway deaths last year, marking the first time the …
The Oklahoma Department of Public Safety reports that the number of traffic fatalities in the state rose slightly in February. DPS says that 33 people were killed in auto accidents in February 2013 – up by two from the 31 …
The Nebraska Department of Highway Safety says 16 people died on state roads in February. That compared with 11 traffic fatalities in February 2012. The department, in conjunction with the state Department of Roads, says two of those fatalities were …
Officials say at least 10 people died and more than two dozen were injured on Mississippi roads over the extended New Year’s holiday. Only two on the fatalities occurred on roads patrolled by state troopers. Among the fatalities was 29-year-old …
A federal study shows Georgia ranked below the national average and below southeastern states in alcohol-related fatalities in 2011. The Governor’s Officer of Highway Safety announced data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration showed the state experienced 22 fewer …
Georgia highway safety officials are urging motorists to take extra care this holiday season. The Governor’s Office of Highway Safety says the state is on track to experience an increase in fatalities for the first time in six years. If …
Deaths of bicyclists and occupants of large trucks rose sharply last year even as total traffic fatalities dropped to their lowest level since 1949, federal safety officials said Monday. Bicyclist deaths jumped 8.7 percent and deaths of occupants of large …
State officials say preliminary reports indicate this year’s Thanksgiving holiday was the first in a decade without a traffic fatality on South Dakota’s highways. The state Public Safety Department reports that 2003 was the last Thanksgiving travel period without a …